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Summary: o0o0o
Review: I think that 'Ties That Bind, And Ties That Break' is an excellent because it tells about a girl's independence and that she doesn't want to get her feet bound because she doesn't want to be helpless and get her feet hurt so yeah it is a good book and I would recommend it to people who like reading about people who stand up for themselves.
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Summary: the greatest book ever
Review: I thought this book is a great book because I learned a lot about foot binding like it hurts and it makes your foot ugly. I also thought of this book is a bravery book because Ailin stand up for herself to not get her foot bound.
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Summary: Very well written look into early 1900s China
Review: I'm very interested in 20th century Chinese history, and of course had heard of foot binding, but this book taught me a great deal about that custom, and told the fictional but realistic story of a girl who refused foot binding and how that affected her future. Interesting in the look at how both men and women kept this horrible custom going over time. I also wish this book had been longer!
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Summary: Ties That Bind and Ties That Break
Review: Its about a girl who doesn't want to follow her tradition of binding feet but her mother says that if she doesn't than she will not get married. Her husband that she was going to marry when she got older rejected her because she did not bind her feet. She then leaves her home and becomes a nanny. I think this book was pretty good, I think that it was very brave for her to say no to her family's traditon. If you want to know what happens to her read this book.
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Summary: Ties That Bind Ties That Break
Review: Lensey Namioka has done a great job showing what it was like to be a young chinese girl growing up in the begining of the 1900's. Even though the book is mainly about a girl with unbound feet it also tells about other problems she must face. This book had mostly good points but some bad ones. I did not like the ending, and I thought the Uncle was to mean. Still I thought it was a great book. On a 1-5 scale I would rate it a 4. It was not the best book that I have ever read but definitely showed how hard it was to be a chinese girl long ago. If you are looking for a great book with a great plot and lots of adventure than this is the book for you.
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Summary: Strong female chinese heroine
Review: Namioka creates a strong female character in Ailin, who must fight social and cultural stereotypes in early 20th century China. Ailin a young girl fights to change her future and destiny by not having her feet bound, a tradition that goes back centuries in China. By doing so she must find strength in herself as she explores a new culture, language and world.
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Summary: ties tht binds,ties that break
Review: The book "Ties that bind, Ties that break," is a pretty good book. The book's main character is a girl named Ailin who didn't want her foot bound (or no man will marry you). So, she had a choice to be a farmer's wife, a nun or a baby maker. So, she chooses to be a baby sitter. So she baby sited the kids. So she earned money to live in.
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Summary: Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
Review: The book takes place in Shanghai China in the 1930s. It is about a girl named Ailin who doesn't let her mother bind her feet. She has to break off an engagement because of her feet. She also breaks tradition by going to a public school called the MacIntosh School instead of being home schooled. Her father was the only one who believed in having her go to a public school. He worked in the Customs department and believed the revolution would change everything in China. When her father died, Ailin's uncle, who she disliked, became the head of their compound. Ailin had to stop going to public school since her uncle didn't believe in it. His excuse was that they had to cut back expenses since the father died. The uncle threatened her saying that if she didn't bind her feet, she would end up a nun or work on a farm. Before Ailin stopped attending public school, she excelled in English. After quitting, she had private lessons with the English teacher who she adored. Find out if she proves her uncle wrong by not spending the rest of her life as a nun or working on a farm. I like the book. It had lots of morals to the story. It also gives you lots of information about China in the 1930s and about the traditions.
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Summary: Ties that Bind, Ties that Break.
Review: The book took place in China back in 1911. Most of the story took place in Nanjing and in Shanghai, China. Ailin was born in a compound in Nanjing, China. At the time of the story she was only four years old and did not have her feet bound. You see back then if a girl did not have her feet bound then she could not be married. Ailin was to marry a boy by the name Hanwei liu. The marriage was called off because she refused to have her feet bound. As time went on Ailin got older and found out that not everyone was going to show her respect like her father did. Ailin had lost her grandmother and then about five years after she lost her father. Her Uncle was in control of the compound now, even though she did not want to admit to herself. She had to follow his rules and that meant no more public schooling. Once she stopped school, her English teacher gave her private lessons. She was forced by her uncle to take up a job, so she worked as a nanny for the Warners. The Warners had two children; a girl, age six at the time and a boy age five. Ailin worked for the Warners for three years and that's when she was asked to go to America. At the age of sixteen Ailin left China on a boat with the Warners. You see the Warners were missionaries who had a home in San Francisco, California. While on the boat she meets a guy by the name James Chew. His father owns a restaurant in San Francisco. The Warners decided to move back to Nanjing but this time Ailin wanted to stay. She was getting married to James and they were going to open their own restaurant.
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Summary: An ok book with an exciting twist
Review: The book was a exillerating conquest for the meaning of life and the search for one persons goal.
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